Sub-Saharan Africa

The Carbon Inequality Era

This paper draws on new data examining the starkly different global distribution of carbon consumption emissions among individuals from 1990 to 2015 and beyond.

Air Quality Monitoring in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

The purpose of this project is to support Dar-es-Salaam City Council by creating an estimate of current baseline air pollution characteristics in the city

An African woman fills a large metal tub in front of her above another African woman's head using a water hose

Empowerment in water, sanitation and hygiene index

A pilot study in Burkina Faso used the Empowerment in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Index (EWI), a survey-based index designed to measure agency and more.

Insights from historical cases of transition: background paper for the EBRD just transition initiative

This paper distils insights into how societal transitions impact people, economies and the environment, with a focus on the green economy transition.

Governing the circular economy: Assessing the capacity to implement resource-oriented sanitation and waste management systems in low- and middle-income countries

This paper identifies factors that facilitate or limit governance capacity for circularity in the form of resource recovery from urban organic waste streams.

Journal articles
Water
9 September 2020
Kenya

childs toy made of old drink cartons, at Waste to Best, Naivasha

Setting the stage for the circular economy: Waste resource recovery opportunities in Naivasha, Kenya

This inventory report is a first step towards creating scenarios and roadmaps for a circular economy based on organic waste resources in Naivasha.

SEI reports
Water
Health
9 September 2020
Kenya

Cooking oil factory that won’t allow locals to catch a breath

Nairobi residents experience health problems because of pollution. Read comment by Philip Osano, Director of SEI Africa, in the Nation.

Family walking along busy road due to lack of adequate pavement space on Luthuli Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya

Inclusive climate-resilient transport in Africa

Meeting the mobility needs of disadvantaged groups in a changing climate.

sWASH&grow

This project aims to upscale off-grid WASH innovations to enable sustainable and circular innovations to reach vulnerable populations in humanitarian crises.

Black pot suspended over wood-burning fire

Low-cost interventions to reduce emissions and fuel consumption in open wood fires in rural communities

This research explores how using grates and rock beds in open fire cooking can reduce harmful emissions and wood consumption in remote, low-income locations.

Envisaging alternative bioeconomy pathways: a case study from Rwanda

Read a summary of a workshop held in Kigali, Rwanda, on the country's Biomass Energy Strategy.

SEI reports
Economy
Energy
27 August 2020
Rwanda

Event
Economy
22 July 2020
11:00 - 13:30 GMT
Kenya
Africa
Eastern Africa

SEI analyses land-based climate mitigation issues through new research role

The four-year LANDMARC project will analyse technical, socio-economic, and ecological dimensions of climate mitigation issues.

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